======Staff Room======
=====Location Information=====
  * **Type:** [[Hogwarts Staff]] lounge and meeting room
  * **Location:** Ground floor, [[Hogwarts Castle]], near the [[Entrance Hall]]
  * **Owner/Residents:** [[Hogwarts Staff]]
  * **Key Features:** Long, wood-panelled room; mismatched dark wood chairs; a fireplace; a large wardrobe known for once housing a [[Boggart]].
=====Description and History=====
The [[Staff Room]] is a long, panelled room at [[Hogwarts]] reserved for the use of the school's professors. It is located on the ground floor, accessible from the [[Entrance Hall]]. The room is furnished with a collection of dark, wooden chairs that do not match, arranged around the room. It contains a fireplace and, for a time, a large, old wardrobe.
This room serves as a private space for teachers to relax between classes, hold meetings, and discuss school matters away from students. It is generally considered out-of-bounds for pupils unless they are specifically summoned there by a member of staff.
A large cupboard within the room is used for storing items confiscated from students, as demonstrated by [[Professor McGonagall]] in Harry's sixth year.
=====Role in the Story=====
The [[Staff Room]] is the setting for several important conversations and events throughout the series.
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]//, Harry and [[Ron Weasley]] overhear a tense conversation between [[Professor Snape]] and [[Professor Quirrell]] in the room. They misinterpret the exchange, believing Snape is threatening Quirrell, when in fact Snape is confronting Quirrell about his allegiance to [[Lord Voldemort]].
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]//, Harry is taken to the [[Staff Room]] by [[Professor McGonagall]] after being found next to the petrified bodies of [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]] and [[Nearly Headless Nick]]. The professors discuss the possibility of the school closing due to the attacks.
  * The room features most prominently in //[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]// when [[Professor Lupin]] uses it for his first [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] class. A [[Boggart]] had taken up residence in a large wardrobe, which Lupin uses to teach his third-year students how to repel the creature using the [[Riddikulus]] charm. This lesson provides a memorable moment where [[Neville Longbottom]] confronts his fear of Snape.
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]//, [[Professor McGonagall]] confronts Harry and Ron in the room about finding partners for the [[Yule Ball]]. Later, [[Ludo Bagman]] corners Harry here to offer him unsolicited help with the [[Triwizard Tournament]].
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]//, [[Professor Umbridge]] issues a lifetime [[Quidditch]] ban to Harry and [[Fred Weasley]] and [[George Weasley]] in the [[Staff Room]] following a post-match fight with [[Draco Malfoy]].
  * In //[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]//, the room's large cupboard is used by McGonagall to store confiscated items from [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]]. Harry also witnesses Snape offer his assistance to [[Argus Filch]] in the room to deal with students using these joke products.
=====Known Areas Within=====
  * **The Wardrobe:** A large, old wardrobe that was a prominent piece of furniture during Harry's third year. It was the hiding place for a [[Boggart]] until [[Professor Lupin]] used it for a practical lesson.
  * **The Cupboard:** A large cupboard where confiscated items are stored. In Harry's sixth year, it contained numerous products from [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]].
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * In the film adaptation of //Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban//, the [[Boggart]] lesson takes place in the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] classroom rather than the [[Staff Room]]. (film)